Provide occupants access to an outdoor recreation area
Rationale: Outdoor recreation areas located within walking distance offer increased opportunities for social interaction and physical activity, contributing to diminished risk of cardiovascular disease as well as improved mood and lower levels of anxiety.
For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.
Requirements
Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:
Option 1 - Outdoor Recreation Area (Full Credit):
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
Multi-Tenant Retail
- Provide a minimum of one outdoor recreation area that is free of charge to all building occupants and is a space specifically designed for sport or exercise.
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- Qualifying outdoor recreation areas may include but are not limited to the following:
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- sports fields or courts (such as basketball courts, baseball fields, football fields, or soccer fields)
- fixed outdoor fitness equipment (such as outdoor stationary bicycles, air walkers or sit-up boards)
- mobile fitness equipment (such as free-weights, yoga mats, or other exercise equipment) that is secure from theft or loss and accessible at all times
- outdoor swimming pools with lap lanes that operate year-round.
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- Qualifying outdoor recreation areas may include but are not limited to the following:
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- Ensure that the outdoor recreation area is accessible at all times during workplace operational hours.
- Locate the outdoor recreation area within a 1/2-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance(s).
Retail
- Provide a minimum of one outdoor fitness area that is free of charge to all full- and part-time employees and staff within tenant spaces and is a space specifically designed for sport or exercise.
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- Qualifying outdoor recreation areas may include but are not limited to the following:
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- sports fields or courts (such as basketball courts, baseball fields, football fields, or soccer fields)
- fixed outdoor fitness equipment (such as outdoor stationary bicycles, air walkers or sit-up boards)
- mobile fitness equipment (such as free-weights, yoga mats, or other exercise equipment) that is secure from theft or loss and accessible at all times
- outdoor swimming pools with lap lanes that operate year-round.
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- Qualifying outdoor recreation areas may include but are not limited to the following:
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- Ensure that the outdoor recreation area is accessible at all times during workplace operational hours.
- Locate the outdoor recreation area within a 1/2-mile or 800-meter walking route of a main building entrance(s).
Compliance Documentation
Design Pathway
Requirement 1
MTR
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- Checkbox to certify that the outdoor recreation area will be free of charge to all project occupants
- Upload design drawings or photographs showing the type of sport or exercise that will be available
RT
- Checkbox to certify that the outdoor recreation area will be free of charge to all full- and part-time employees and staff within tenant spaces.
- Upload design drawings or photographs showing the type of sport or exercise that will be available.
Requirement 2
MTR, RT
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- Checkbox to certify that the outdoor recreation area will be accessible at all times during workplace operational hours.
Requirement 3
MTR, RT
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- Upload an annotated map showing the distance between a main building entrance and the planned outdoor recreation area.
Built Pathway
Requirement 1
MTR
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- Checkbox to certify that the outdoor recreation area is free of charge to all building occupants.
- Upload annotated photographs showing the type of sport or exercise that is available.
RT
- Checkbox to certify that the outdoor recreation area is free of charge to all full- and part-time employees and staff within tenant spaces.
- Upload annotated photographs showing the type of sport or exercise that is available.
Requirement 2
MTR, RT
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- Select here to certify that the outdoor recreation recreation area is accessible at all times during workplace operational hours.
Requirement 3
MTR, RT
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- Upload an annotated map showing the distance between a main building entrance and the outdoor recreation area.
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